Beap52 1,244 #1 Posted May 22 Our area has plenty of walnut trees and I usually try to gather a few. Cracking them has been a bit of a chore until I started using a 1 1/2" boxed end wrench. Not only does this save fingers it speeds up the process. I had a five gallon bucket full of walnuts (still in the hulls) and ended up with two gallon of cracked nuts. Mom, who is in assisted living, picks them for me. Just place a walnut inside the boxed end wrench, give the nut a whack with a hammer and the result is a nut ready for mom and her pick. The wrench keeps the nuts from flying all over the shop. Wish I had thought of this nearly 50 years ago when I cracked nuts for my mother-in-law. She picked walnuts and sold them to help pay for Christmas presents. I think Mildred sold a 1 lb coffee can full of walnut meats for maybe three dollars. 3 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 40,970 #2 Posted May 22 8 hours ago, Beap52 said: Our area has plenty of walnut trees We harvested many when I was a youngster a few years 70 years ago. My job every fall was to peel off the green shell. I did this by pounding them thru the hole on a railroad plate. Then spread them on the flat chicken house roof to dry. My hands were stained brown for a month. The stain usually wore off by Christmas. My Great Grandma Rizer then picked the nuts all winter. Great idea using the box end to hold the nut for cracking. Thanks for the memory. 3 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 51,064 #3 Posted May 22 Ther ya go @Achto ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 29,061 #4 Posted May 22 47 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Ther ya go @Achto I'll bring you over a whole truck load, You & Cindaaaay can make some memories. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
